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14 thoughts on “Overcoming the Blindness of Vision”

Dan, what a great picture!!!!
Sensitivity does not build trust, sacrificing ones time does.
Think about it. In a flash I can feign sensitivity, can’t you tell I care, it sounds like caring words when I am flapping my gums….. Hehe
Talk is cheap but TIME is all our most valuable limited resource. One gives up their time for another, that counts. Talking sensitive words don’t.
I will say this again, if whys are connected then TRUST
Emerges!! Time sacrificed develops trust not stinking words. Lol
Maybe people have no idea what that means. Here is what it means to me.
Life is gonna happen and distractions will come but if we KNOW that we KNOW that we KNOW that we got each others backs then do whatever you need to take care of. Be here when you get back.
Leaders can ONLY feel comfortible if they hired people who believe what they believe and connect why’s, clearly define the Vision and most importantly give their time to their followers.
Any other way from traditional thinking the results are 80% of it don’t work, period. You can be sore at me but the numbers do not lie, people do. Ignoring the obvious is a form of lying.
SP good stuff today Dan. Go Broncos!!

And with all that, Leaders need to be open and flexible. Perhaps their dream, which may well be set in stone in their mind, is not the best outcome and they need to engage staff in a conversation around that dream, not only to encourage ownership by others, but to have assurance the direction is the best outcome. Obviously that depends on the urgency and gravity of the matter.

Alignment of rate and pace is a vital leadership skill and a difficult one. The vision carriers tend to see their objectives closer and clearer, but without bringing others on board they are not leaders, just dream tellers. Communication, alignment, buy-in, are vital execution skills, and in the end it’s what we’ve done, not what we’ve said we could do, that we are judged by.

This is a good one. We are often so caught up in our vision, we forget the present. And, the fact that others are not with us.
I shall write a blog post that will be inspired by this fantastic post of yours..

Dan- This is a great post. Very timely for me.
It is so important for leaders to remember that the map is not the territory. I have been guilty of getting so excited and immersed in the map, that I have missed important information on the ground.

A singular focus on the map, will undoubtedly lead to blind-spots- hurdles, obstacles, that may call for important pauses, or route changes along the journey.
So important to have one eye on the map, toward the desired destination, and one eye on the ground in front of you- with fluid communication between the two, so that each can influence and enhance the other.

Excellent post, Dan. It’s a great reminder that “just because we’re right doesn’t mean we’re not wrong.” I can focus on the big picture and have the best intentions with the best guidelines, etc., but if in the execution I do not assist staff members with their issues, I suck!